Reuters: Iran’s president told his Western foes on Wednesday their “rusty and disabled weapons” could never defeat the Islamic Republic in a deepening dispute over Tehran’s atomic ambitions.
West’s “rusty” weapons won’t defeat Iran: president
US military wary of Iranian pledges on arms flow
Reuters: The U.S. military said on Wednesday Iran must prove over time it is committed to stemming the flow of weapons into Iraq, adding a note of caution after a warming in Washington’s tone towards Tehran.
Petition condemns Iran for “disorder” in S.Iraq
Reuters: More than 300,000 Iraqis including 600 Shi’ite tribal leaders have signed a petition accusing Iran of sowing “disorder” in southern Iraq, a group of sheikhs involved in the campaign said.
Iran says nuclear talks with Solana on November 30
Reuters: Iran and the European Union will hold talks about Tehran’s disputed atomic ambitions in London on November 30, official Iranian media said on Wednesday.
Hariri urges Putin to help block Iranian, Syrian meddling in Lebanese election
Daily Star: Parliamentary majority leader MP Saad Hariri headed for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after holding a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin and urging his host to help resolve the troubled country’s political deadlock over the selection of its next head of state.
Canadian-sponsored human rights resolution against Iran passes
CBC News: Iran failed by one vote on Tuesday to stop a Canadian-sponsored UN resolution condemning Iran’s “ongoing systematic violations of human rights.”
Bush pulls financial, diplomatic levers to check Iran
Wall Street Journal: The nation’s leader, nearing an election that polls say his party could lose, decides he must act while he still can to eliminate a national-security threat.
Iran argues nuclear case in letter to “world”
Reuters: Iran sent a letter to the world’s top diplomats on Tuesday to argue its case in the deepening nuclear row with the West, official media reported.
Iran arrests women’s activist: report
AFP: Iran has arrested a journalist and women’s rights activist for writing articles on “discriminatory laws” for women in the Islamic republic, a press report said on Tuesday.
China, Iran to renew fuel oil supply deal -trade
Reuters: Chinese state oil trader Zhuhai Zhenrong Corp is set to renew a one-year deal to buy from Iran about one million tonnes of fuel oil for 2008, shortly after the company agreed to extend a major crude agreement, traders said.
